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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescausativo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kawzaˈtʃivu/
"O verbo auxiliar expressa um sentido causativo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Acting as a cause or producing an effect, particularly in grammatical constructions that express the idea of causing someone to do something.
"In Japanese linguistics, adding '-saseru' creates a causative verb form."
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A word, morpheme, or construction that expresses causation.
"The suffix '-saseru' functions as a productive causative in Japanese grammar."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Late Latin causativus, from Latin causa (cause, reason). It entered English in the 17th century as a grammatical and scientific term describing actions or elements that produce an effect or bring about an occurrence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Causative" is said worldwide
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causatif
Transliteration: /kozatif/
"Le verbe fait partie de la forme causative."
kausativ
Transliteration: /kaʊzaˈtiːf/
"Dieses Verb hat eine kausative Bedeutung."
causativo
Transliteration: /kauzaˈtiːvo/
"La struttura sintattica è di tipo causativo."
causativo
Transliteration: /kausaˈtiβo/
"El sufijo tiene un valor causativo en la oración."
causativo
Transliteration: /kawzaˈtʃivu/
"O verbo auxiliar expressa um sentido causativo."
प्रेरणार्थक
Transliteration: prernarthak
"यह क्रिया एक प्रेरणार्थक रूप है।"
使役的
Transliteration: shǐyì de
"这个后缀表达使役的语法意义。"
사동의
Transliteration: sadong-ui
"이 접사는 사동의 의미를 나타냅니다."
使役
Transliteration: shieki
"日本語の「させる」は使役を表す表現です。"
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